9 5-Ft. Grain Leg
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Here's an interesting grain setup that I spotted on the Mark Bohnenstiehl farm near Edwardsville, Ill. Bohnenstiehl and his sons, Jason and Chad, needed a high-capacity grain handling system. That meant setting up a grain leg. The problem was that their grain center allowed no room for guy wires.
Their solution was to go to a self-supporting tower. They consulted with Larry Unverferth in Centralia, Ill., a farm supplier who has a reputation for designing efficient grain handling systems. Together, they decided to put up a 95-ft. leg to be supported by a 90-ft. tower that surrounds it.
To give the tower a solid base, they built a 9-ft. deep pit lined with 12-in. thick concrete floor and walls. The tower bolts to the inside of the pit. The pit also serves as an auger feed for the leg. (C.F. Marley, P.O. Box 93, Nokomis, Ill. 62075)
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9 5-Ft. Grain Leg GRAIN HANDLING Miscellaneous 24-5-35 Here's an interesting grain setup that I spotted on the Mark Bohnenstiehl farm near Edwardsville, Ill. Bohnenstiehl and his sons, Jason and Chad, needed a high-capacity grain handling system. That meant setting up a grain leg. The problem was that their grain center allowed no room for guy wires.
Their solution was to go to a self-supporting tower. They consulted with Larry Unverferth in Centralia, Ill., a farm supplier who has a reputation for designing efficient grain handling systems. Together, they decided to put up a 95-ft. leg to be supported by a 90-ft. tower that surrounds it.
To give the tower a solid base, they built a 9-ft. deep pit lined with 12-in. thick concrete floor and walls. The tower bolts to the inside of the pit. The pit also serves as an auger feed for the leg. (C.F. Marley, P.O. Box 93, Nokomis, Ill. 62075)
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